Misnaming
General/Column February 5, 2018
Her mother called her hair dishwater blonde, referring to the swirls of ash and gold, to the way it scrubbed…
The Storyteller
General/Column April 21, 2017
The sun shines through the massive windows where I sit drinking a steaming latte. The door to the coffee shop…
You’re Never Too Old To Want Your Mother
General/Column February 6, 2017
“Ouch,” my daughter complains as I run the brush through her hair. “That hurts,” she tells me each time the…
Mother-Poet’s Morning
General/Column December 19, 2016
In a still-quiet house, I open my eyes and wish for one thing: a wrought iron staircase. And if I…